* html .group, *:first-child + html .group {
  zoom: 1;
}/* First selector = IE6, Second Selector = IE 7 */

.group:after {
  clear: both;
  content: " ";
  display: block;
  font-size: 0;
  height: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
}

* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

a {
  color: #000;
  text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}
a img {
  border: none;
}

blockquote {
  margin: 1.3em;
  padding: 1em;
}

body {
  background: none;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 12pt;
  line-height: 1em;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  width: 100% !important;
  word-spacing: 1.1pt;
}

caption {
  background: #fff;
  margin-bottom: 2em;
  text-align: left;
}

code {
  font: 10pt Courier, monospace;
}

h1 {
  font-size: 19pt;
  line-height: 1em;
  margin: 0;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
  font-family: Georgia, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: normal;
  text-decoration: none;
}

h2 {
  font-size: 15pt;
  line-height: 1.2em;
  margin: 0 0 10px 0;
}

h3 {
  font-size: 13pt;
  line-height: 1.1em;
  margin: 10px 0 10px 0;
  text-decoration: none;
}

h4, h5, h6 {
  font-size: 11pt;
  margin: 10px 0 10px 0;
}

h5 a {
  font-size: 10pt;
  font-weight: normal;
}

img {
  display: block;
}

p, ul, ol {
  margin: 0 0 10px 0;
}

table {
  margin: 1px;
  text-align: left;
}

td {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
}

th {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
  font-weight: bold;
}

th, td {
  padding: 4px 10px 4px 0;
}

thead {
  display: table-header-group;
}

tr {
  page-break-inside: avoid;
}

.alignleft {
  float: left;
  padding: 0 5px 5px 0;
}

.alignright {
  float: right;
  padding: 0 0 5px 5px;
}

.category_head {
  font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.clear {
  clear: both;
}

.do-not-print {
  display: none;
}

.icon16px {
  display: hide;
}

.page_column {
  padding: 5px;
}
.page_column_2 {
  padding: 5px 0 0 10px;
}

.postmetadata {
  font-size: 10px;
  margin: 5px 0 5px 0;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

#single_widget h2 {
  border-bottom: thin solid #ccc;
  margin-top: 10px;
}

#single_widget ul {
  list-style: none;
}

#single_widget .widgettitle {
  font-size: 13pt;
  font-weight: bold;
  line-height: 1.1em;
  margin: 65px 0 10px 0;
  text-decoration: none;
}

#home_main_widget ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin:0;
}

#home_main_widget li {
  font-size: 12px;
  margin: 0 0 0 10px;
}

#home_main_widget .widgettitle {
  font-family: arial, sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 9pt;
  line-height: 1.1em;
  margin: 10px 0 10px 5px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

#category_widget ul {
    list-style: none;
}

#category_widget {
  line-height: 2em;
  padding:0 10px 0 10px;
}

#column_block {
  border-bottom: thin solid #ccc;
  min-height: 190px;
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  width: 100%;
}

#column_heading {
  color: #000;
  font-family: arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

#comments {
  page-break-before: always;
}

#crp_related li {
  margin: 5px 0 0 25px;
}

#crp_related h3 {
  margin: 5px 0 0 0;
}

#footer {
  border: thin solid #ccc;
  padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
  width: 970px;
  height: 250px;
}

#footer ul {
  list-style: none outside none;
}

#footer li {

  display: inline;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-family: arial, sans-serif;
}

#footer ul li ul {
  margin-left: 25px;
}


#footer ul li ul li {
  padding: 0 5px 0 5px;
  border-left: thin solid #ccc;
}

#footer_left {
  float:left;
  width: 200px;
  font-family: arial, sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 9pt;
  line-height: 1.1em;
  margin: 0 0 10px 5px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

#footer_left .widgettitle {
  font-family: arial, sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 9pt;
  line-height: 1.1em;
  margin: 10px 0 10px 0;
  text-decoration: none;
}

#footer_left .widget {
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
}

#footer_right {
  float:right;
  width: 700px;
}

#get_recent_comments_wrap {
  font-size: 13px;
}

#home_bottom {
  background: url(http://ericsblog.org/ericsblog/wp-content/themes/NewYorkTimes/images/doubleRule.gif) repeat-x scroll top transparent;
  border-left: thin solid #ccc;
  border-right: thin solid #ccc;
  border-top: thin solid #ccc;
  padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
  width: 970px;
}

#home_bottom_column {
  font-size: 12px;
  padding: 5px;
}

#home_bottom_column a, #home_main a {
  color: #004876;
}

#home_main {
  border-left: thin solid #ccc;
  border-right: thin solid #ccc;
  border-top: thin solid #ccc;
  padding: 5px 10px 10px 10px;
  width: 970px;
}

#home_main_categories .cat-item {
  font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman;
  font-size: 10px;
  line-height: 1.5em;
  list-style: none outside none;
  margin: 0 0 0 0px;
  padding-left: 0;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

#home_main_categories .cat-item a {
  border: 0;
  color: #000;
}

#home_main_categories .children {
  margin-left: 4px;
}

#home_main_column1, #home_main_column2, #home_main_column3, .home_bottom_column {
  padding: 0 5px 0 5px;
}

#mid_band {
  background: url(http://ericsblog.org/ericsblog/wp-content/themes/NewYorkTimes/images/doubleRule.gif) repeat-x scroll top transparent;
  border-left: thin solid #ccc;
  border-right: thin solid #ccc;
  border-top: thin solid #ccc;
  height: 290px;
  padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
  width: 970px;
}

#mini_column_left {
  color: #000;
  float: left;
  font-size: 12px;
  width: 45%;
}

#mini_column_right {
  color: #000;
  float: right;
  font-size: 12px;
  width: 45%;
}

#mini_column_right .widgettitle {
  color: #000;
  font-family: arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

#mini_column_right ul {
  margin-left: 15px;
}

#page-wrap {
  margin: 40px auto;
  width: 970px;
}

#page_body {
  border-left: thin solid #ccc;
  border-right: thin solid #ccc;
  border-top: thin solid #ccc;
  padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
  width: 970px;
}

#page_body .entry {
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.5em;
}

#page_body .entry li {
  margin: 0 0 0 25px;
}

#page_body .entry p, #page_body .entry ul, #respond {
  margin: 10px 0 0 0;
}

#respond h2 {
  font-weight: normal;
  font-size: 13pt;
  line-height: 1.1em;
  margin: 20px 0 10px 0;
  text-decoration: none;
}

#respond p {
  font-family: arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

#submit {
  float: right;
  margin: 20px 0 0 0;
}

#top_fixed {
  background-color: #f2f2f2;
  border: thin solid #ccc;
  padding: 7px 0 7px 0;
  text-align: center;
  left: 0;
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: 999;
  font-family: arial, sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 12px;
}
#tab_left {
  width: 400px;

  float: left;
  padding:10px;
}
#tab_right {
  width: 306px;
  height: 102px;
  float: right;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}


#top_search {
  border-left: thin solid #ccc;
  border-right: thin solid #ccc;
  height: 25px;
  padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px;
  width: 970px;
}

#top_story, #std_story {
  color: #000;
  font-size: 12px;
}

#top_story img {
  margin: 10px;
}

#top_tabs {
  height: 100px;
  width: 990px;
  margin:30px 0 0 0;
  border: thin solid #ccc;
}

#wide_box {
  border-bottom: thin solid #ccc;
}